8 Firefighters File Suit on Ground Zero Arrests
From Times Wire Reports
Eight firefighters who were arrested in a protest last year over ground zero recovery efforts have sued the city and the New York Police Department.
The federal lawsuit stems from an angry confrontation on Nov. 2, 2001, between firefighters and police officers. The firefighters were upset that the number of firefighters working to recover victims was being reduced.
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